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Cam - Village Chords

ChordsEm, C, G, D, Am, B
Strumming↓-↓-↓-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmCGEmCG
EmClaire,don’tyouCdareGbelievethem,EmI’dneverCleaveyouGalone
EmI’vebeenwatchingCoveryoulikeolderGbrothersDdo
EmSincetheCdayyouwereGborn
DIknowitfeelslikeEmIhaveletyouCdown,butI’mstillGaround
G’Causeyourwholeheart’savillage,Deveryoneyoulovehasbuiltit
AmAndI’vebeenworkingthere Emmyself,andthat’swhereCI’llbe
Withafront-rowGseat,towatchyouliveyourlifeDwell
EmStreetslinedwithCcottagesandGcabins,EmtheskiesareCalwaysGblue
EmIspendmydayswithCghostswhoGallloveDyouthemost
EmButnooneCquitelikeIGdo
DThere’llbedaysyouEmneedmebyCyourside,andthat’sGalright
G’Causeyourwholeheart’savillage,Deveryoneyoulovehasbuiltit
AmAndI’vebeenworkingthere Emmyself,andthat’swhereCI’llbe
Withafront-rowGseat,towatchyouliveyourlifeDwell
EmIknowtheCworldoutsideseemsEmdifferentC
EmButonethingwillCneverchangeEmC
EmIknowwho’veyouCbeenandwhoEmyou’llCbecome
AndmyGHeavenisBherewithyouCalways
G’Causeyourwholeheart’savillage,Deveryoneyoulovehasbuiltit
AmAndI’vebeenworkingthere Emmyself,andthat’swhereCI’llbe
Withafront-rowGseat,towatchyouliveyourlifeDwell
GYourwholeheart’savillage,Deveryoneyoulovehasbuiltit
AmAndI’vebeenworkingthereEmmyself,andthat’swhereCI’llbe
Withafront-rowGseat,towatchyouliveyourlifeDwell
AndIknowyou’llliveyourlifeCwellG
ArtistCam
AlbumUntamed
GenresCountry
Year2015
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Village on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Cam - Village on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Village uses these transitions most often: Em → C (22), C → G (19), and G → D (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to C:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

Em to C

2. C → G chord transition

Switching from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

C to G

3. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

G to Em

4. G → D chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

G to D

5. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

6. D → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em:

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

8. G → B chord transition

To move from G to B:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

9. B → C chord transition

Here's how to move from B to C:

  1. While playing B, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. D → C chord transition

Switching from D to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Village.

  • Village includes 82 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Village contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Village connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Em: 8%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%